O’Connor recognized for great compassion and determination to improve lives for Montrose Regional Health patients.
MONTROSE, CO – Montrose Regional Health announced Sally O’Connor, the hospital’s Director of Care Coordination, has been named the winner of the 2023 CHC Dan Wilford Award for Compassion and Community Service. The award is for her dedication to the hospital and the surrounding community, going to great lengths to ensure patients receive great care inside and outside the hospital.
“I am the result of my team,” said O’Connor, giving credit to the Case Management and surrounding supportive environment around her. “My team does this work every day, I’m just lucky it was written down on paper for me.”
O’Connor’s nomination reads of her tireless efforts to serve the needs of hospital patients. One story in the nomination brought attention to the great lengths O’Connor went to locate a patient’s family member: after exhausting all avenues, she enlisted the help of the consulate of the patient’s host country. The consulate was able to locate the patient’s sister, allowing for arrangements to be made to discharge the patient into her care. In another story, Sally spent numerous hours working with various federal and state agencies to seek approval for a 21 year old patient to receive a bowel transplant. Throughout the nomination, stories of O’Connor’s compassion and energy to improve the lives of patients are well-detailed.
The award, named after Dan Wilford, a founding Community Hospital Corporation board member and retired CEO of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System of Houston, Texas, represents outstanding care and remarkable concern for a community and its local hospital. CHC provides consultative services to Montrose Regional Health, an independent non-profit 501(c)3 hospital.
Other CHC Dan Wilford Award nominees from Montrose Regional Health included:
- Chelsie Kukulan, Medical Imaging
- Nima Sherpa, Acute Rehabilitation Unit
- Brad Carrico, Plant & Engineering
- Wendy Knifer, Admissions/Registration
- Fred Schmidt, Mountain View Therapy
- Mary Jo Anleitner, Mountain View Therapy
- Corin Middleton, Intensive Care Unit
About Montrose Regional Health (www.MontroseHealth.com)
Montrose Regional Health is a 501(c)3 nonprofit healthcare system serving Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Delta, Hinsdale and San Juan counties. The hospital is licensed for 75-beds and offers an extensive range of inpatient & outpatient health care services, including cardiology, oncology, minimally invasive surgery, laboratory, medical imaging/radiology, Mountain View Therapy, Acute Rehabilitation Unit, advanced respiratory & pulmonary services, and the family birthing center. The health system has a reputation for acquiring the latest technologies in healthcare, from robotic assisted surgical services to UVC-disinfection technology. Montrose Regional Health is the second-largest employer in Montrose County, with more than 700 employees and 100 providers who represent 23 medical specialties. With a tagline that reads Caring for you like family, the health system is known for its warm patient care.
